Garnishing device



March 2,1937. H, E, MERER 2,072,509

GARNISHING DEVICE Filed June 19, 1936 12 14 v 13 42 f wmm M; 1 ma -15%Www {if "MM Zinnenbr HARULD E. MERGER 12M attorney 5 Patented Mar. 2,1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 6 Claims.

This invention relates to garnishing means especially adapted for use inshow cases employed for the display of meats and other edibles.

It has been customary to use the leaves of parsley and other greenplants for garnishing meats in display trays in show cases but suchplants are often times expensive and they soon become wilted, soiled andunsightly The object of my invention is to provide an artificialgarnishing means of simple and economical and durable construction,easily handled and placed in position of use, easily washed and capableof repeated use for a long time.

The invention is embodied in the example of construction and detailsthereof herein shown and described, the feature of novelty being finallyclaimed.

In the accompanying drawing- Figure 1 illustrates in plan view aperforated strip of metal as prepared for bending to form the mainsupporting means.

Fig. 2 is an edge view showing such a strip bent and also as containinga cooperating wire or rod in the perforations.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the bent strip without the rod therein.

Fig. 4 is a fractional view of one side of the garnishing structure.

Fig. 5 is a view of the opposite side of the structure shown in Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a plan View looking at the lower edge of the completedstructure.

In the views I0 designates a metal strip which can be of thirty gaugegalvanized sheet iron and 5 of suitable width. Said strip is perforatedwith pairs of closely spaced perforations II-, II, said pairs being madewidely spaced apart in the strip so that upon a regular and serpentineor zig-zag bending of the strip, as indicated, the

holes II, II, aline to receive the Wire I2. The

. strip I0 is bent or corrugated so that the loops or legs below theperforations are longer than those above the said perforations therebyforming legs to rest on a floor.

The garnishing element consists of a primarily fiat flexible strip orribbon of suitable material l3 closely gathered along one margin whereit is reinforced and held by a narrow strip or tape I4 so as to cause apermanent ruffling of the wider portion of the strip. The strip i3 ispreferably of soft rubber or rubberized fabric and of a green color andthe binding and reinforcing strip or tape l4 preferably of similarmaterial is sewed or cemented to the wider strip at the time the ruf- 55fling is produced in the wider strip so as to make permanent therufiling and permit safe perforation of the reinforced margin, ashereinafter stated.

In securing the garnishing element to the base member folds of the saidgarnishing element at the bound edge thereof are shoved between thebends of the base member at its upper side and the wire rod I2, which isprovided with a pointed piercing end, is shoved through the perforationsII and the reinforced margin of the garnishing element. The wire rodretains the garnishing element in proper position on its support andprevents said element from being pulled out in handling.

These garnishing devices, according to my said invention, can be made inany suitable lengths. In manufacturing the article the opposite ends ofthe garnishing element are bent around and clamped in or by the end ofthe supporting strip as shown in plan view Fig. 6. Ordinarily thefriction on the wire rod l2 after insertion in the article will besufficient to hold it permanently in place but to prevent accidentalremoval said wire can have its protruding ends bent a little as shown.

In practice retail butchers usually display meats and other articles ina show case or in trays placed in the case. My garnishing devices can besuitably arranged on the floor of the case in position adjacent to andsurrounding the articles displayed or pans containing the articles so asto enhance the appearance of the exhibit and render the same attractiveto customers.

The forms of the parts and their sizes can be changed without departingfrom the gist of the invention as claimed.

What I claim is:

1. A garnishing device including a ruffled ribbon of rubber having areinforcing margin, a supporting strip bent to serpentine form havingperforations below the bends thereof, said ribbon of rubber beinginserted at its reinforced margin between the folds of said strip, and arod extended through the perforations of said supporting strip and saidreinforced margin of the ribbon.

2. A garnishing device including a ruflled ribbon of rubber having areinforced margin, a supporting strip regularly bent to serpentine formand having a line of perforations nearer the upper bends than the lower,said ribbon of rubber being inserted at its reinforced margin betweenthe folds of said supporting strip, and a rod extended through said lineof perforations and said reinforced margin of the ribbon.

3. In a garnishing device of the class described, a corrugated strip ofstiff bendable material, bends thereof at the lower side of said stripconstituting legs, and a ruffled ribbon of decorative material havingone of its margins inserted and held between the bends at the upper sideof said corrugated strip.

4. In a garnishing device of the class described, a corrugated strip ofstiff bendable material, bends thereof at the lower side of said stripconstituting legs, and a rufiied ribbon of decorative material havingfolds of one of its margins inserted and held between the bends at theupper side of said corrugated strip.

5. In a garnishing device of the class described, a corrugated strip ofstiff bendable material, bends thereof at the lower side of said stripcontituting legs, and a ribbon of decorative material having one marginruflied and its other margin gathered and provided with a binder to makepermanent said ruffled margin, said bound margin held between the bendsof the corrugated strip at the upper side thereof 6. A garnishing deviceof the kind described, including a corrugated strip of stiff bendablematerial, the lower side of said strip constituting supporting legs,said corrugated strip perforated longitudinally above the center linethereof, a rufiied ribbon of decorative material having one of itsmargins inserted between the bends at the upper side of the saidcorrugated strip, and a rod extended through said perforations and theribbon to hold the latter in the said corrugated strip.

HAROLD E. MERCER.

